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Monacanthidae
orangespotted filefish
Cantherhines pullus
Brown centered orange spots hide among gorgonians
- Orange
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- South America
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Orange
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
Mediumorangespotted filefish is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 20 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Cantherhines
- Maximum length
- 20 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: São Tomé, Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 3592 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
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